Lost in Translation (2003) (XviD)
Like a good dream, Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation envelopes you with an aura of fantastic light, moody sound, head-turning love, and a feeling of déjà vu, even though you've probably never been to this neon-fused version of Tokyo. Certainly Bill Harris has not. The 50-ish actor has signed-on for big money shooting whiskey ads instead of doing something good for his career or his long-distance family. Jetlagged, helplessly lost with his Japanese-speaking director, and out of sync with the metropolis, Harris (Bill Murray, never better) befriends the married but lovelorn 25-year-old Charlotte (played with heaps of poise by 18-year-old Scarlett Johansson). Even before her photographer husband all but abandons her, she is adrift like Harris but in a total entrapment of youth. How Charlotte and Bill discover their soul mate will be cherished for years to come. Written and directed by the twentysomething Coppola, the film is far more atmospheric than plot-driven: we whiz through Tokyo parties, karaoke bars, and odd nightlife, always ending up in the impossibly posh hotel where the two are staying. The wisps of bittersweet loneliness of Bill and Charlotte are handled smartly and romantically, but unlike modern studio films; this isn't a May-November fling film. Surely and steadily, the film ends on a much-talked-about grace note, which may burn some, yet awards film lovers who "always had Paris" with another cinematic destination of the heart. --Doug Thomas
Video: XviD
Audio: MP3 VBR 128/192kbitkbps
*If you have trouble burning this movie to CD for archiving (the file is a tad too big), then download the fix and do the following:
"First, rename the avi file to: Lost.In.Translation.2003.DVDrip.XViD-ALLiANCE.avi. Now to apply the fix copy all files into the same dir as the .avi, then simply run the included .bat file. This fix will create a new avi file for you with the right size. - please note that you have to have the xvid codec installed for this to work. ffdshow alone is not enough."
Not everyone will having these burning issues.. also try overburning too before using the fix.
Thanks to X-Gamers!
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